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6 ITEMS IN THREE STATES. GEORGIA. PLOHIIM %\l> Mil TH C.UOUI.I HRIKPI.Y I’IHI GRAI’HKD. Man Jailed al <• r.rn rvr Sprinii* (or an Aneaalt on a 10-Ycar-Hld Glrt-Tklrm Maid a Residence al JarkMinvlllr In Hruad ltn>liicht. A Hoy Din From llir Alina of a Hull lal. GEORGIA The Atlanta Journal claim? 21 .V# J*er •ons are riding bicycles in that city. H. J. Daughty, a prominent citizen an<l capitalist and cashier of the Bank of Calhoun, died Friday from appendicitis Lieut. W. C. Eider, who aome time ago, sent in his resignation to the Griffin Rifles, has withdrawn it. Lieut. Elder gave as his reason for wishing to resign his business duties. A. P. Bignon, an old and well known cltisen of Augusta, dial Saturday of brain trouble. In his younger years Mr. Bignon was a leading citizen and was con nected with the house of Bignon A Crump. Amos Is the name of the new postotfice recently established in Heard county, ft Is located in the Sixty-ninth district, an l Henry Franklin is postmaster The mail Is supplied from the Waynesboro post office. About forty meml>ers of the Btbb county chain-gang have commenc ed the work of cutting a large canal to drain the swamps below Macon. The gang will work under the supervision of Supt. Paschal. It will take about eight months to Complete the Joix Sam Armstrong, the young white man charged with cutting Conductor Joe Steed, has had hla preliminary hearing ai Macon. The hearing lasted about three hours, and at its conclusion Armstrong was placed under a bond of tV.c ?o appear at the next term of superior court. Arm strong made the bond and was not car ried to jail. During last week there was shipped from the port of Darien 1,437,143 feet of timber and lumber. During the past month there was shipped, coastwise and foreign. 9,432.- 100 feet of hewn and sawn Umber and lumber. During the month ending on June 30, there was measured at the pub lic boom In Darien 1,000,000 feet of square, scab and sawn Umber. This does not In clude the sawn Umber and lumber which came In during the month and was car ried direct to the private booms. A few friends of Will N. Harben had suspected for ten days that he would marry this week, but he stole the proverb ial march Thursday and was married to Miss Maybelle Phan'.er of Klngstree. 8. C, ®ie had been at Dalton the past year, visiting her relatives, the family of Dr. J. C. Bivlngs. She Is exquisitely beauti ful; tias large black eyes; graceful, lithe, ami only 17 years old. Her father, Joe Ohanler, was a schoolmate of Mr. liar ben In Dalton nineteen years ago. The bappy couple met for the first time about five weeks ago. They left Thursday night for Asheville, N. C. News of a remarkable death near Pond Springs, Ga., a few miles from Chatta nooga, Tenn., was received there Satur day afternoon. Ben Harris, the 18-yenr old son of a farmer, waa hoeing cotton In a large field. A laborer working near him heard the boy give a wild scream. The young man then ran a few feet, sunk to the ground writhing nnd screaming in agony. In ten minutes the boy was dead. Examination showed that Harris had been stung by a "bull ant," as the Insect is called In that country The ant was found dining to the swollen, purple ankle of the unfortunate lad, and was secured and preserved by David Hall, a Ohatta noogan, who was In the vicinity. Mr. Hall said that “bull ants” are numerous in the Pigeon mountains, the scene of the occurrence. They are about an Inch In length and have a stinger, which Is fully a half inch long. One other case Is on record where the bite of the Insect proved fatal. Bcott Thornton and 'his troupe appeared at Kevin’s opera 'house at Rome Thurs day night In a "Fool’s Revenge," and It looked as If all the city of Rome assisted In the revenge. Scott api<eared in dpe time on the stage and there was a pretty full house. The few ladles present begun to leave when they saw the lient of the crowd, but they did not all escape, one being struck In the face with an apple. Some of the most aggressive of the audi ence got on the stage and pandemonium ensued. Bcott and his actors retired to wait for the crowd to quiet down, but as It did not quiet, the show was declared off before the tlrst act was ended. The police did not attempt to keep down the rowdies, After the crowd reached the sidewalk it remained for some time massed about the entrance, calling for Scott, and when he came down they followed him to the Central hotel, jeering at him and kicking up a general rumpus. It was a very discreditable affair. Amerlcus Tlmes-Recorder: In pursu ance to a general Invitation extended by the acore of aspirants for county office, just 300 stalwart Judges of good water melons assembled at the court house Fri day morning to assist In demolishing four wagon loads of the fruit. It was decreed that buttoned vests were not stylish upon this occasion, and each voter arranged his apparel accordingly. The melons, eighty-five great big forty-pounders, were laid upon the stone steps, Quickly and silently a dozen bright blades Hashed, and—the feast was prepared. Just such a scene was never before witnessed in Sumter. Each man of the assembled host seized a generous hunk, and burying his nose deep into the rich, red meat, breathed a silent prayer for the success of every candidate for office In Sumter county. Not a word was spoken for twenty minutes; they had come not there to talk. An,l later, when the 199 others bdat a retreat. Will Dodson, from behind the sweet wreck of a “Turpin Grey” waved them an adieu and fell gallantly at the post of duty. Macon Telegraph: Mrs. Annie Abbott, the “Little Georgia Magnet,’’ who has been out of town for several weeks, re turned to her home to find that her trunk had been broken open and the following articles stolen therefrom: Four and a half dozen small solid silver spoons, twenty four large silver spoons, two dozen sliver table knives, four and a half dozen silver forks, two silver salt dishes with silver ladles, one silver bureau set, consisting of three brushes, a comb and small mir ror, one gold headed umbrella, one silver set of salt and pepper cases, three gold pins, gold bracelet set with nine foreign coins, a snake gold ring set with dia monds, sapphires and rubles, silver brace let with bangles and two silver sugar tongs. She found that the goods had been sold to Herman Moll, a jeweler on Cot ton avenue. She went to Moll to recover the goods. Moll readily acknowledge buy ing the articles from her son. hut said that he had smelted the gold and silver and worked all of the articles over. She then took out a possessory warrant for Moll. The case is set for July 9 in Judge Gerdlne’s court. FLORIDA. The democratic executive committee of the state will meet at Jacksonville on Tuesday, July 14. T. H. Tracy’s store at Macclenny was burglarized Friday night to the amount of S3O. Two colored men have been ar rested on suspicion. The sponge catch was so fine last month and the waters are so clear at the sponge greunds, that a large number of boats have gone from Key West for a second trip. Pineapples continue to arrive at Key West In large quantities from the keys, k many of them are ripening too rapidly for The bulk of th f rop ha* been n*<rket*tl. * Th* yield of corn at Heffner will be abundant tbit rain* have prevented many iioxes of oranitea that woul i moon have dropped from the tree*. The jcrai** yield 1* fairly good in quality and quantify. The recent rain and hall have done an injury !i) the tobacco crop at Midway that i* Irreparable. Fortunately the dam* would have b<en nady for the house In ten day* had to be tut down ami thrown away. Corn and < otton also suffered. The d<*inorratl<* executive committee of V* e county ha* ordered a primary elejtion on Aufr. H>. Tnere are from two to four candidate* for every office. Free sliver ami ttie standard both have advo cate*. with a majority for silver. The re pubiu m* are no: putting up wy ticket. The }ie<>fie of Rocky Point are making arramp'meiits to efe, t a school building. George Barker wan before Judge Bar illa of Green Cove Springs last Tuesday, chareed with an assault on Clifford Will iamson, tho Ib-year-oKI daughter of Ivey Will aiDDon. On the evidence Barker war. committed to jail without bail to await the action of th** grand Jury at the ne?i term of the circuit court for Clay count ?, which convenes on the third Monduy in < October. The Florida Association of Embalm ars and Funeral Directors elected the fol lowing officer* at the convention Just held at Jacksonville: Pres dent, Charles A. Clark of Jacksonville; vice president. T J. Miller of Hanford; second vice pres ident. A. M. DeWitt of Kustls; third vice president, J. 1,. Wirt of lia~tow; fourth vice president, la. O. Cotie of Tampa.; secretary and treasurer, T. F. Thomas of Gainesville. Mrs. F. M. Ironmonger,* Jr., and chil dren of Jacksonville have gone tto the sea side for the reason, and their house haa been closed during the day. Air. Iron monger sleeps at the house, but dines down town. When he returned iimne Fri day night all of the silverware, vrhh the exception of two very large pieces, had been taken A large amount of linen, a lot of clothing, forty large Jars of pre served strawberrleq, about ev ienty-tive glasses of preserves, everything <9>ntutned In a chiffonier, several i>oxen of cigars, and numerous other things about the house were gone. The records of the custom house at Pensacola for the month of Juno show that thirty-three vessels, twenty-four for eign ami nine from coastwise jorts. en tered, having a total tonnage of 37,6f<T. During the month thirty-four vessels cleared for foreign and ten for coastwise ports, their tblal tonnage being A 1 ,873. The totul value of exports, timber, lum ber. coal, etc., was $849,230. For Ihe fiscal year ending June So, 473 vessels ervterod, 333 from foreign and 142 from coastwise ports, During llie-year 497 vessels were Cleared. 373 for foreign and 122 for coast wise ports. The value of exports to for eign ports during the year was $3,405,589, and to coastwise <ports $335.19ti, linking a total of $4.140,785. The imports during ihe year from foreign ports amounted to $25,- $08.33. The duties on imports, tonnage, tax, etc., amountnl to $23,538.88. The num ber of steam vessel]* employed In the traf fic of the pdrt durll ig Ihe year wu thirty, and the number of sailing vessels was 132. SOUTH CAROLINA. Bennettsvllle Is to have an'opera house, hank and general ofllee building. The Dublin Courier Is strongly In favor of a fair for Laurent* county this fall. John Stnubes has been appointed su pervisor of Aiken county, vice G. \V. Bawyer, removed. George P. McKagen htis been appointed sheriff of Bumter county, vice Marlon Banders, deceased. There I* much Interest in Columbia In tlhe selection of a bank examiner, pro vided for by a recent act of the legisla ture. Dr. S. M. Orr of Anderson has gone to New York, where he will try to place the $75,000 of stock needed to develop Port man's Shoals. The corn crop In Edgefield; county Is not so good by 33Vi per cent, as It was this time last yenr: on the other hand, cotton is as far above. The executive committee of Davidson College have purchased the Presbyterian high school fit Rock Hill, and will reopen the school at an curly date. A stock company has been organized to build a bathing house of ample dimen sions In Brookland. Tho water will be sup plied from a clear flowing spring. The Arcude cotton mills at Rock Hill lhave put In electric lights, automatic sprinklers, anew engine and boilers and will make other important improvements. Anew dispensary plan Is proposed for South Carolina. It gives control of the dispensaries to the different counties, and is said to 'have been received with much favor. The Anderson hook and ladder, No. 1, was organized there Wednesday night, and the company have offered their ser vices to the city of Anderson and there is no doubt but that the city will accept it. Some of the prominent business men of Rock Hill have submitted a proposition to the council in regard to waterworks and asked for a franchise. The plans as submitted are very full and particular and seem very fair. The Sumter Cotton Seed Oil Company will erect a complete ginnery and will operate it in connection with the oil mill. The latest improved machinery and cot ton elevators will he put In, and cotton wtll be ginned with the utmost dispatch. Cnpt. James H. Green, master mechanic of Hie Southern railway shops at Colum bus, has tendered his resignation, and will go to Charleston and accept the po sition of superintendent of motive power and machinery of the South Carolina and Georgia railroad at Charleston. The Teachers’ Normal Institute is now in session in Anderson. Prof. Albert of Pennsylvania Is in charge of the work. He is assisted by Prof. Sutliff, who is also from Pennsylvania, and by Miss Johnson of Walhalla. who Is in charge of the kindergarten work. Quite a number of teachers are attending the Institute. A charter has been granted to the Pala chucala Club of Garnett. Hampton coun ty. Over fifty per cent, of the capital stock has been subscribed and over twen ty per cent, paid in. The following are the officers and directors: John K. Gar nett, president and treasurer; IV. K. law tan, vice president, and \V. J. Gooding, Jr., secretary. John H. Smitn was badly injured near Columbia Thursday. Mr, Smith, who Is one of the guards on the chain-gang, was standing on the edge of a pile of planks when he made a misstep and fell to the ground. In some way bis gun was discharged, the Shot striking him and entering bis right side and arm, indicting an ugly wound. On last Wednesday Robert McComb, one of the guards over the Abbeville coun ty chain-gang, was knocked down with a sfliovel and severly cut by one of the copivicts named Henry Bulow. who seized bis pistol and made his escape. Imme diately one of fhe convicts unchained the blood-hound and started in pursuit, and upon catching up with Bulow, he turned and shot tb<? dog and would have killed the negro in pursuit bad he not at once retraced his steps. Some forty years ago several thousand dollars’ worth of gold was mined at Town ville,, Ahderson efiunty, and notwithstand ing the crude apparatus used the yield was about 11.50 per day to the hands’ eia THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, JULY , 18W>. ployed. For some unexplained reason work was suspended while paying at the above rate and before the discovery of •he rich deposit tnen believed to exist. Faith in the presence there of gold In pay ing quantities has never been lost, and recently Dr. W. K Sharp, who now owns the land, has been prospecting in a lim ited way, but with encouraging re.-uits, ■and it is the opinion of experts that it is only a question of time when Townv.Ue will be ablaze with the gold fever. The Arkwright mills of Spartanburg has received a charter from the seetetary of state. The officers are R. M. Cates, pres ident and treasurer; R H. T. Chapman, secretary; directors, R. M H. S t'nad wick. J F. Cleveland. W. F. Smith. A chart- r was also granted to the Keeley .multure The officers are James Court land. presiiiem; L. G. Corbett, secretary; J. W Cortlandt, treasurer; directors. J. s'. Roliertson, J. W. Courtland, O. D. Bel linger, L a. Corbett. A com mission for Incorporation was is sued to the W. D. Wheat Compa ny of Gaffney City, the incurporators be en* W. D. Wheat, J. A. Carro, J. O. Wardian of Gaffn*-y City, and J. I*. Wil son of Charlotte. The Gaffney Manufac turing Company increased its stock from IGOt’.tisj to S*JU,OUO. POLITICS 13 THE STATE Candidates In the Field and Xews poper Talk on Parly Policy. Col. Tom Duffy of Jones has announced for the legislature against Judge Barron and Col. Comer. It Is said the republican party of Lumpkin county, three of whom arc can didates, are trying to fuse with the pop ulists do secure a division of the county offices. ANTE-CONVENTION STORIES. SIDE LIGHTS OF THE PH E*II)E.\T 91AKEH8 AT CHICAGO. A View of Ihe South Carolinian Who Slt la Calhoun’s heal—Vest, Ihe HlKKeat Man Milling and Ihe Lil lies! Man Standing, In the Meniite. Sundry Yarns. Senator Tillman is supremely happy. The notoriety for which he is striving daily has come to him In Chicago with little or no effort, says the New York Tribune's correspondence. His headquar ters at the Sherman (house are crowded to suffocation by admirers and worship pers of his pitchfork philosophy, to whom he Incessantly pours out the stream of his iwculiar rhetoric. He receives ihls rural visitors lying with muddy boots on a bed that once must have been tolerably clean. His hair In Its wild disorder is a picture of his mind. Coat and waistcoat are Hung in a corner of the room to keep com pany with cigar stumps. The air is red olent with stale tobacco and the fumes of alcohol. There Is everywhere a studied disregard of the conventionalities of life designed to Impress the caller. It works to a <?harm, and it seems almost to Im press the hero of It all with Us genuine ness. He has played the game so long hk has nearly succeeded In making himself believe that he Is the "man of the people.” "Hungry bellies and hard times are con dition which kill argument and refuse to satisfied with theories," he exclaims, and then he half closes his eye to watch the effect u;on !hls listeners. After awhile the "spell" Is once more upon him, and he says: "The farmers are dally growing poorer. I am one of them, and I know. Unless some relief is offered they will become desperate. They will be compelled to Join the revolutionary element of the cities, and within twenty-five years we will have rapine and devastation in com parison to which the French revolution was a child’s game. I can feel lt;I ean see It." The farmers who sit about the bed of the oracle listen with bulging eyes. The oracle rolls over, and punching two pillows Into a heap as If they were a cou ple of "goldbugs” made to feel his wrath, continues: "Financiers? We’ve had enough of them. They have financed all the money Into their own pockets. It has been tho euslom to feed the masses slow poison. They have given them a blow be fore the eyes this time. They have saint ed John (Bull. The ‘st.’ after Wall street stands for another saint.” He scarcely stops to take breath, while his audience Is gaping In silent wonder at the great man rolling over once more In his ecstatic Indignation. "The few have stolen the labor of the millions," he goes on to say. "The millions are now rising to resent the outrage. They are crying out against the combinations and the suspicious dealings In high places. Unholy alliances have been formed in places where Justice should sit. I have had my finger on the pulse of Ihe people. The workingmen are in desperate straits. They have been read ing and learning, and the rule of the aris tocrat is at an end." Oh, he is great—is Tillman. He Is a daisy, and no mistake. And it is only his first whack at Chicago. Charles Sumner Thomas of Colorado, tall in frame, with whiskers above tim ber line, is among the delegates from the centennial state, says the Chicago Times- Herald. As Shakespeare is to the drama, so is Thomas to Colorado democracy. He was for years a partner of Thomas M. Patterson in the law business at Denver. Roth were democrats and party leaders, l’atterson was once taken ill. The cen tral committee was in despair because he had been booked for a series of speeches on the stump in the state campaign. Thomas was persuaded to act as substi tute for his stricken partner. All was well until Thomas struck Las Animas county, the hotbed of a Mexican population,where the American tongue was seldom spoken at Mexican mass meetings. The Mexican constituency was naturalized and had the right of suffrage, but cluing with un bending loyalty to the tongue of Spain Mr. Thomas could not speak Spanish. To tally unprepared for such an emergency when he faced a crowd of 500 Mexicans at Trinidad, he engaged an interpreter. That Is where he made a fatal mistake for the democracy. For two hours Mr. Thomas spoke In English on fhe tariff, berated the republicans, perspired, filled the air with gestures and wound up with spread eagle outburst of eloquence. He would pause in each Instance to allow the interpreter to repeat bis remarks. The crowd cheered and t.he aroma was one of delightful en thusiasm after each report from the in terpreter. Mr. Thomas was happy over what he thought was the magnificent im pression which he was making. ■ After the meeting a friend called Mr. Thomas aside. His eyes were moist with tears. "Charley, when did you turn republi can?” he asked. "Republican!” gasped the horrified na tional committeeman. "Yes." replied the friend with ardent sympathy. "According to that interpre ter you denounced the democracy, (did them all that if a republican was elected that It meant a home and SSOO for every Mexican and a free excursion twice a year to the Spanish bull fights, with all expenses paid—" "Enough!’’ shrieked Thomas, as the treachery of the interpreter flashed upon him. "And who was that interpreter?” "His brother is a candidate for the leg islature on the republican ticket," replied the friend. Mr. Thomas sat up nights to study Spanish after that. The boys took time by the forelock and used up a good share of their supply of firecrackers to-day, says the Washington Post special. One of them touched off a monstrous cannon cracker Just in front of the Palmer house. It exploded like dyna mite rending a rock. "There goes Altgeld talking again," said a Chicago man in the lobby. There is anew confusion of tongues every five minutes in every hotel lobby In town, says the New York Tribune special Two men will begin: "Take 50 cents on every dollar—labor of the workingman— gold standard—bimetallism—platform four years ago-ujppptararum,’’ says one of the advocatea. "Gold bugs of Wail street —betrajr the people-coin bonds—green ■eks— Money now in circulation, billions, ir*illlon% thousands, huniireds, dollars and ■ l.mes." says the other, and by that time each pair is the center of a gaping crowd that doesn't know and wants to. Along In the quiet hours to-day, before the heavy guns got untimbered, there was one of then* debating classes In the lobby of the Auditorium arm**. and a crowd wax col lecting. a traveling man, who resented thix political trilling with his regular ho tel comforts, broke through tne shore Ice and exclaim* 1 to either of the contest ants: "You say there isn't money enough now In circulation “That .* what I said " ssid the calamity howler, "and the way to make each man rich is to double the mon ey; that’s what. Who'll double It?" "Why. wq will— the people.” "Double our own money?" “Yes, certainly. You see—” “All the people of the United States give to all the people of the United States just twice as much cash as Is now in existence In the United States." “Well, but. It Is this way: When—" "Where does this Increase corne from?" “From the people of the United States." said the silver man, for he was unconsciously driven to a corner. The traveling man paused a moment, and then he said: “I am one of the people of the United States. 1 give myself—not from the funds of any one else, but from my own—twice the money J now have Every other man In tho United Btales treats himself Just as liberally. We part with nothing to get It, consequently It is worthless, yet It Is sup posed to enrich us. Wouldn’t you better go and get another drink?” The only thing that is absolutely cer tain, so far as I can ascertain, Is that we are to have a IS to 1 convention from the opening prayer to the fall of the gavel, and that any attempt to Interfere with this programme will result to the disadvantage of whom It may concern, says the Cblcago Record. Senator Vest tells a story ihat Illustrates the deter mination of the free sliver men to carry out their own programme and to tolerate no suggestion or objection from the mi nority. He says that a man of the name of Jake Smythe used to keep a dance house and music hall down on the. river bank at Kansas City when that town was new. and furnished evening diversion for a por tion of the population who were not too fastidious. And It was Jake's habit to run his own show, Just as the silver men Intend to run this convention. One night, us usual, he announced from the stage that Mias Blnlle Annandale would sing “Down In the Valley." A river boatman who happened to be occupying a proscenium box arose and entered a protest. He said that the pa trons of Mr. Smythe's entertainments Were tired of “Down In the Valley," and they wanted Something new. He indulged also In some reflections upon the musical accomplishments of Miss Birdie Annati dale, and expressed dissatisfaction with the programme In general. Mr. Smythe being a man of firm convictions, like those who are managing tnis convention, and familiar with the demands of the public, moved promptly across the stage and grasped the boatman by the ears. Shoving him along before him, with well administered kicks nt frequent Intervals, when he reached ihe door he kicked him into the road, while the audience watch ed the proceedings with great interest. Then, when quiet was restored, Mr. Smythe returned to the platform and said: “Nevertheless and notwithstanding, Mtss Birdie Annandale will now sing ‘Down In the Valley.' ” Mr. Vest recommends the moral in this story to th careful reflection of the gold bugs. Col. Martin, sergeant-at-arms for the convention. Is again on the quarter-deck, and the clerks In his room at the Pal mer house are wondering why they can't work as tirelessly as he does, says the Tribune’s correspondence. Col. Martin’s temper is of the exhaustless kind. A man floated In to-day and asked for three tickets to the {■ouvention. "For whom?" asked the serge,;mt-iu-a,rms, as nothing flleases Him So much As handing out tickets to strangle gentlemen, whose chiet warrani for the request Is their nerve. "For myself.” "And who are you?" "Pillman of Pennsylvania.” "You 'won’t need all three of them." “No," said .Mr Pillman, with a leer, "but I may sell them for enough to pay my expenses to Chicago, you know." "Put down Mr. PUlman's name,” said Col. Martin. "When I come to your name, Mr. l’illman, I will send you the tickets. Now about this matter of ” And so he rattled on Into one of those depressing farewells. And if the chambermaid does her duty, and ahe seems to be the kind of a woman who would, the name of Mr. Pillman will never get out of the waste basket till it goes into the lake. A silver shouter from Indiana, who wants Matthews for President, >*s• the Washington l’oat’* special, approached a clerical-looking person in the corridor of the Palmer house to-day and said, as he grasped him by the shoulder: "Let we tell you, sir, that the candi dacy of our own Matthews Is one that should appeal powerfully to religiously inclined men like yourself. Did he not stop the prize fighters from disgracing our state by their brutal exhibitions at Roby 7” The clerical-looking man lied. “Who is that?” asked the silver shouter of the clerk. "Why,” said the clerk, "that's Parson Davies." Among the "prominent arrivals" to-day Is Senator George O. Vest, says the New York Tribune’s correspondence. He comes from Branch, where he has been in training for the task of nominating Rich ard Parks Rland for the presidency. Vest Is generally suspected of having lost his grip in Missouri, and to be doomed to political retirement. He can make the welkin ring, however, and it will be no fault of his if tha convention does not rise like one man and greet “Silver Dick" as the champion of the down-trodden liber ties of the people. Vest, one of his col leagues in the Senate once remarked, is the biggest man sitting down and the smallest man standing up. Before a lnrger body, like a national convention, he is handicapped by a thin, shrill voice. His speeches are better read than heard. In his younger day*, they say, when he was a plain lawyer, he wore bear's oil on his hair and went to the dances in Pettis county, Missouri, as the "slickest" beau on the floor. In the Virginia reel he was The poetry of motion, and when he tackled the heel-and-toe polka everybody who didn’t carry accident policies got off the floor. His fame spread to Booneville where he attended a dance one evening One young lady to whom he had been in troduced had forgotten his name. While standing in a group, of which the Sednlia man was a member, she nudged her part ner and asked in an undertone: "What J s his odd name?" "Think of something I wear next to my heart," he answered Jhst “then Mr. Vest came up. and with sweet innocence the Booneville beauty turned to him and sakl: "Oh, Mr Sus pender, do they dance the Saratoga lan cers in Sedalia?” “Everybody drink! Come have a drink'” shouted an lowa friend of Hon. Hod Boies in the bar room of the Palmer houses this afternoon, says a Chicago special to the New Y’ork Times. "Come on; here's a drink for free silver The more of it the better.” The crowd came up with the usual alac rity of a Chicago crowd when It is in vited. The bill came to Just }l, and the lowan passed over a S2D gold certificate “Sorry, sir," said the bartender, “but we are all out of small bills, and I’ll have to give you silver for this," and he hand ed out nineteen silver cart wheels "Oh, you go to hell!" snorted the lowa man, forgetting all about his devotion to free silver and the better cause; “I won't take that. Do you think Dm a dray horse to be loaded down with all that truck’’”" "I haven’t any bills,” said the cashier "Well, give me gold for ten of those cart wheels," said the lover of free silver and Hod Boies, and then he wondered why the cashier laughed at him and told him that he had no gold either and that this was a lfi-to-1 town. "There’s a sample free silver man for you, said the cashier to the reporter when the lowa man and his friends had gone out. The happiest man in Chicago to-dav •aya a Chicago special to the New York $250,000 To Be Given Away ' 11.717™ J§§ Ur^am Vwfty., 1 xr Yon will find one coupon in ‘ lb “ " side each 2-ounce beg, and two * The Best bag. Buy a bag, read the coupon Smoking Tobacco Made and see how to get your share. THIS CUT . < ■ -I The little girls under 12 years old are now compet ing for Buck's Junior Nickeled Range, S=SSXSXaCCCCCXXi<XXCOCCCCODCCCC<XSCCCCJC^ shown in our window, by bringing in a clipping from either of the daily city papers. CONTEST WILL CLOSE SATURDAY, JULY 4. All competitors must have their packages neatly tied up and presented to our office by Monday, 6th, 10 a. m. BUCK’S AGENTS. Sun, 1$ the Hon. H. Kohlsaat, the re nowned pie baker. Air. Kohlsaat has no less than a dozen pie bakeries in the city, all of them with lunch room attach ments, and every one of the places is doing a rousing business. These places are regular first-class Chicago lunch places. They don't serve any napkins with the food and they don’t have any table cloths on the table, but what of that? If they did have these things they would all the time be getting dirty, and people would not want to eat off dirty table cloths and wipe their mouths with dirty" napkins. This is the reason th> young woman who waited on the Sun reporter to-day gave to account for the absence of the luxuries. "Ts Mr. Kohl saat, the editor, the man who rqns these places?” asked the Sun reporter of the young woman. She looked at the reporter In surprise a moment, and then answered: “Why, of course he is. He gets his money to run his papers out of these places. How do you suppose he could run the papers if he did not have some place like this to get the money to run them with?” The reporter asked no more questions. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. Friends of the Institution to Appeal to the Legislature. Athens, Ga., July s.—The friends of the University of Georgia throughout the state are preparing to make a grand ef fort this fall to convince the legislature of the absolute necessity of making a suf ficient appropriation to erect a large build ing on the university campus. The income of the university for the past few years has been sufficient td meet all its necessities, except as to buildings, and as not a dollar of that income can be touched for buildings, the result has been that the classes of the university have been crowded into apartments almost to tally unfit for use. For several years past the boards of vis itors appointed by the governor, the leg islative investigating committees and all who have taken the trouble to examine the affairs of the university have strongly recommended a legislative appropriation for the purpose of erecting a large and commodious recitation hall here. This fall the university supporters will make a big fight for this necessary appropriation Along with that light, however, will be waged a kind of defensive warfare, as it Is rumored that Griffin will again make an effort before the next legislature to secure the state college of agriculture and mechanic arts, now located here Mr. E. A. Richards of Atlanta and his financial associates have filed their appli cation for a charter for the Tennessee Georgia and Atlantic railroad, which is to run from Chattanooga via the North eastern to Augusta. The headquarters of the road will be established in Athens Gainesville has offered $200,000 for the road to pass through her limits, but as it will cost double that amount extra to go that way, that step will hardly be taken. This road is spoken of by hs pro moters as an absolute certainty. The death rate in Athens is actually so small that Sexton W. A. England' of Uoettfie esmetsfy. is cwppoUasi to wmbitia other work with his official duties in or der to make a living for himself and wife. Oliver Encampment No. 14, I. o. O F has elected the following offices for the ensuing term: Chief patriarch, W s Carter; senior warden, Moses Morris: high priest, M. I). Browning; junior war den. R. L. Bramlett; scribe, W. ii. Pitt man; treasurer, M, C. W arson. Prof, and Mrs. Enler B. Smith, Mrs, M. A. Lipscomb, Miss Mary Russell, Miss Sophie Brumley, Messrs. J. W. Camak, r. A. Lipscomb and Ned Hooper are at tending the session of the National Edu cational Association at Buffalo. N. Y. Mrs. VV llliam Gottheimer of Lexington, Ga., who died there Friday, was interred in Oconee cemetery this afternoon. She was the sister of Messrs. Charles, Philip and Meyer Stern of this city. P P"* f - V T- f l, Bocock of the University of Georgia is spending several weeks at Morehead City. Mrs. W T. Bryan has returned home from a trip to Virginia. Dr and Mrs. John A. Hunnlcutt and family are spending the summer at Madi son Springs. 1 TOOK POSSESSION OF~A~ LOT. Railroad Men Cause Excitement at Ocala. Ocala, Fla., July s.—Great excitement was caused last night by H. L. Anderson taking possession of William Sinkler’s lot at Che intersection of-Che Florida South ern railroad, of the Riant system and his electric line to Stiver Springs, getting a gang of men to work running down cars of dirt and filling and laying rails over the same It seems a Mr. Jarrett, who is working for Mr. Anderson as manager of ms street car line, went on to the lot and was found by Mr. Sinkler and his eon who ordered him off, and said that if he d.d not go they would shoot him Mr wK r 7 et i, tlar , ly 7 d wlth thetn ' ln e mean wffiile Mr. Anderson and Capt. James Glb bons approached the scene, when one of the Sinkters turned on Mr. Anderson and covered him with his gun and ordered J', l 7 l , off , with a threat to Shoot him, when Gibbons passed behind Sinkler knocked UP the gun and wrenched it from Sinkler’s hands. When the gang of men came on the scene and completed the work It is that ? :,,k i er * ad Anderson ar rested for cursing him. DON’T WAST TELLER. Hawldnsvlllc Want* a Democrat Nominated at Chicane. Hawkinsville, Ga., July 5,-Democrats here, regardless of their Individual views on the financial question, are opposed to the Chicago convention going out of the party for a presidential nominee, and tel egrams will probably be sent to delegate, from this part of the state, urging the selection of a democrat. They will and insist that one who has long been Identified with the party be chosen as the standard-bearer. Well-known citizens are outspoken in their opposition to the nom lnatlon of Senator Teller. They savtha. If the St. Louis belters and ,he ir fol lowers are honestly ’far silver let them come to the democratic pat ty artd support a silver democrat. rport OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO —roa— New York,Boston —A£L> — PHILADELPHIA. SPEED —COMFORT AND SAFETY. Unsurpassed cabm accommodation. Saa spray baths. Electric lights alt night. Un excelled table. Improved ventilation and sani tary plumbing Ibe epreiw steamships of this .line are ap pointed to sail as follow., from Savannah, Ceu tral ,vuthi meridian lime. at> below TO NEW YORK. f ABIN 120.00 ) EXCURSION . . *32.00 IMEJOUPIATK 15.00 I EXCURSION* ... J4UU STEEKA' IE. *lOl KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher. TUESDAY July 7. HI 33)0 p. m. CITY OF AUGUSTA . Capt. Dagge- THURSDAY, July 9. at 6:00 p. m. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg SATURDAY, July 11, p. m. TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Asking, TUES DAY, July 14, at 8:00 p. m. TO BOSTON. CABIN J 22.001 EXCURSION... 3#<W INTEK.M Kill ATE 17 00 I EXCURSION 7(0 STEERAGE. *11.73, CHATTAHOOCHEE. Capt. Savage FRIDAY, July 10, at 6:00 a. m. • GATE CITY", Capt. Googins, FRIDAY July 17, at 10 a. m. * TO PHILADELPHIA (For freight only.) CITY OF MACON, Capt. Lewis, FRIDAY July 10, a p. m. ’ Through bills of lading given to all Eastern and Northwestern points, and to the pnncinal ports of Europe. For freight or passage apply to C. G. ANDERSON. Agent _ _ Central Railroad Hank. J. P. BECKWITH, G. F. h P A Pier 35. Nortn River. New York G. M. SORREL. Manager. MERCHANTS AND MINERS 7 TRANSPORTATION CO. _ ates OF passage. TO NEW YORK—Steamer and Rail— Cabm limned J days, *18.30; Cabin, unlink tuTr's Kxourßlon - P 2: Intermedia™. 7? ®°STON T —Steamer and Rail-Cabin day™*l7oo *“ ! ' 00; Intermediate > limited 4 TO BOSTON—Steamer-Cabin. Limited 10 days. *20.00; Excursion, *36.00; Interme ddle, limited 10 day., *15.00 CaWn W R6 S £ mGT ° N ~ Steamer and Rail - PHILADELPHIA Steamer and in Intermediate. *12.60. ~12,. m l ? I , LAI ? I KLPHIA - HBteamer -o“‘>‘. *16.00; Intermediate, *11.50. eI JO BALTIMORE— Cabin, *15.00; Excur slon, 7-u.OO, Intermediate, *IO.OO. of thi * company are ap more as fol^ws-^UndartTume: "dXy R Julyl; af^oO C p.m meS - WKDNEB ' D Sa H tu^L L a L y B T 6° p . mT' 81,,up ** BERKSHIRE. Capt J W Kirw= WEDNESDAY, July a . m. ’ and I FRlDAyf altlmore everjr TTJESDAI X J- CARO LAN, Agent, W. P. TURNER, O. P A P.,,0n,h. Ga. General Offices. Baltimore, MdT FOR BEAUFORT AND BLUFFTON Steamer GOV. SAFFORD will leave Sayan rmh for Beaufort. Port Royal Naval StaTlon and way landings at 8:: am Mondays. Wed nesdavs and 1 ridays, returning same dav Steamer STAR will leave Bluffton dally (ox nahat'llp pf/ at ~ am; returnln^leave^Savan- Southern Railway PIEDMONT AIR LINE. THE GREAT SOUTHERN SYSTEM. The only line in the South operating every day In the year solid Pullman ves tibuled limited trains between Jackson ville, Charlotte and Washington and New York. Schedules effective June 14, 1896. F. C. & P. R. R. | jjo j* All Trains Run Dally No. 38 Fast By 90 Meridian __ | Mall. Lv Savannah 12 ttpmll 26pih Ar Columbia 418 pm 400 am Lv Columbia -|- 5 28pmT90ani Ar Charlotte 8 20pm 8 25a.-it Ar Greensboro 10 48pm 12 05pm Ar Danville L.IEOOn’t 130 pm Ar Lynchburg 158 am 335 pm Ar Charlottesville 335 am 5 45pm Ar Washington .-. 0 42am 9 40pm Ar Baltimore 8 05am 11 35pm Ar Philadelphia 10 25am 300 am Ar New York 12 63pm| 6 20am Lv Danville 12 SOamlTaipm Ar Richmond -J_:”_LU _6 00am| 6 40pm Lv Savannah * |~.....|U 25pm Lv Columbia-1- 7 55am Ar Spartanburg u 45am Ar Hendersonville 145 pm Ar Asheville 2 40pm Lv Savannah 1125 pm Lv Columbia oOam Ar Anderson 3 35ptn Ar Pendleton 4 40 p m Ar Seneca ......... 5 50pin Ar Walhalla 6 45prn Ar Greenville 4 20pm Note—‘Central Tmie. -|-Eastern time. PULLMAN SERVICE. Pullman vestibuled sleepers from Sa vannah to New York. For detailed information, reservations, etc., apply to any agent of the Southern railway or connections. W. H. GREEN, General .Superintendent. J. M. CULP, Traffic Manager. W. A. TURK. G. P. A.,Washington, D. C. S. H. HARDWICK,A.G.P.A.,AtIanta.Ga. R. W. HUNT, T. P. A., Augusta, Ga. CITY AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY. Summer Schedule—June 3, 18U6. Leave Leave From Isle of Into City- Hope. 600 am Bolton street. 600 am Bolton street 700 air. Bolton street 710 am Bolton street 9 Ou am,Second ave 8 10 am Second ave. 10 37 am Holton street. 945 am Bolton street 1 45 pm second awe. 12 20 pm Second ave. 230 pm Bolton street 230 pm Bolton street 33u pm Holton street 330 pm Bolton street 4 15 pm Second ave. 4 30 pm Bolton street 430 pm Bolton street 445 pm Second ave. 5 15 pm Second ave. 5 30 pm Bolton street 530 pm Bolton straet. 545 pm Second ave. 6 15 pm second ava 6 30 pm Bolton street 30 pm Bolton street. 730 pm Bolton street 730 pm-Bolton street. 830 pin Bolton street 830 pm Holton street. 920 pm Bolton street 930 pm;Bolton street 10 20 pm Second ave. Saturday night only, 11:00 p. m., from Bol ton street Cars leaving Boltotn street and returning Into Bolton change at Thunderbolt. For Montgomery—9rOO and 10:37 a. m.. 2:30 6:l3pm: change at Sandfly. Leave Monk gomery—7:3o a. m„ 1;45.5:50 p. in. For Thunderbolt—Cars leave Bolton Street depot on every hour and half hour during tha day and evening. = — . .m ■. —.-a.—-l:— —: OLD NEWSPAPERS. 200 for 3a Cea'JH At Sudißofi offiss Moraipx Nsws*